The Brookhaven leader., 1887-02-03
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

Miss Lizzie McClendon has been quite
i'll.
Hon. A. IL. Longino was in town last
Sunday.
Seed Potato very cheap at c. schnor-
renberg's very cheap.
Mrs. Hubert's house is being beautitied
by the painters brush.
TRY G. Schnorrenberg's fresh Picked
Reef. If can't be beat.
The w. c. 7. U. will meet at Mrs. Nc
Nair's at $3.50 this evening.
Miss Mary Norman, of Hazlehurst has
been visiting Miss Ada Sessions.
Our young friend Mr.. VIM. Ables, Of
Summit, was in town Monday.
Mrs II. +. johnson and Mrs. L. j.
Cunning visited New Orleans last week.
Don't forget our old friend lsaac's
when you want anything i'll the fruit line.
The Methodist mite meeting will be
held ut DIR Bowens tomorrow night.
Every body invited.
Nalty claims he has the best assortment
of both staple and fancy groceries in town
and guarantees satisfaction.
Try Powell's dried beef, sweet pickles
and spiced pig feet. If you want good
groceries, full weight and no lodging, go
to Powells.
Powell is seldom out Of any desirable
groceries and with him you can always
get the best of everything at the lowest
prices.
The Band of Hope had pleasant meet
ing on last Sabbath evening at which
time little Jessie McNair recited admira-
bly, appropriate poem.
A big fire was prevented on last Thurs
day night through the eXtinguishing of
the embryo flame ut Stern's Hotel. The
fire boys were out as ifby magic.
We would like some one to compare
Artist Hughes photographs with the best
in New Orleans and let us know his de-
. cison. Mr.. Hughes is doing good work.
COl. DtluClU IiiO lhOCtih5 vi
the State Horticultural Society at Crystal
SPRINGS last week and had an excellent
report of its proceedings in last Mondays
Picayune.
Evcrybody's glassware, china-ware,
tin-ware, rubber ware and old shoe ware,
could have been mendcd last Monday by
the accommodating agents that dawned
upen MS with the morning.
Instead of the usual mite meeting there
will be u masquerade Dumb Party" at
the residence of Mrs Y. ID. Davis on to-
morrow night. The public generally in
vitcd to participate.
There is nothing like pluck and industry
and Isaac's is showing this by the constant
progress he is making in building up ii
frst-cIass fruit and fancy grocery stand.
Extend him helping hand.
A "Masqucrade Dumb Party" will b
given mt Mrs. H. ID. Davis residence on
tomorrow night. IN lien of a mite meet
ing. Much fun is anticipated and the
public cordially invited TO attend.
There were three mite meetings in town
last Friday night and all did well. The
Presbyterians have the honor Of having
introduced this renumerativc evening
pleasure which has become so popular.
In the cases tried last Thursday of the
State VS.. II. H. Young, charged with
peddling without lidense on the infor-
8 bA iurv lapIIpU
it a case of malicious prosecution
on the part of Smith, and returned a YER
dict of acquittal. The verdict was gen
orally approved by those who heard the
testimony.
The Union of Fair River Association
met with the Mt. Zion church last Sab
bath and passed the day most pleasantly
and profitably. The Moderator and
and clerk being absent, Rev. E. p. Dong
lass and Mr. w. B. Smith were elected as
temporary officers The next meeting OF
the Union will be held with Antioch
church near the Lawrence county line
on Saturday before the 5th Sabbath in
May. The new committee on program is
as follows: E. P. Douglass, WIN. Craw-
ford, w. H. Bailey and Robt Criscoe.
On Friday evening, the 18th inst, the
Baptist ladies will give an entertainment
at Heuck's Hall for the benefit of their
church which is now under repair. The
evening promises to be one pleasant and
rare. Mr.. Luther Manship, of jackson,
of whose superior acting too much cannot
be said, and his two almost equally ac-
cOmplished sisters have promised to take
plrt in the program. Miss Annie Man.
ships name is now becoming popular
Throughout the State and wherever she
goes success attends her. The public is
cordially invited to attend the entertain
ment aud thus aid the ladies in repairing
their church.